HR 3386 · 102th Congress · Environmental Protection
State Solid Waste Management Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.(1991-10-04)
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State Solid Waste Management Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize each State to enact and enforce laws: (1) regulating the treatment, disposal, and other disposition of solid waste within such State, including imposing fees; and (2) banning the importation of solid waste beginning five years after enactment of this Act if the State has an approved solid waste management plan. Authorizes two or more States to negotiate an agreement or compact, not in conflict with a Federal law or treaty, to provide for the treatment, disposal, or other disposition of solid waste (but no such agreement or compact shall take effect until approved by the Congress). Exempts specified waste from such regulation. Requires State solid waste management plans to require that the State: (1) identify the amount of solid wastes by waste type that are reasonably expected to be generated within the State or accepted from another State during the 20-year period following enactment of this Act; (2) identify the amount of solid waste to be reduced during such 20-year period through source reduction, recycling, and resource recovery; and (3) establish a process to assure the availability of solid w…
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3 Republicans